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El Chico National Park (ECNP) is one of the most important protected areas in the state of Hidalgo. Tourism management of this protected area involves numerous stakeholders with different needs, resources and perceptions of nature. There are four forest communities that are involved in the tourist use of this park, but other stakeholders are also behind tourism activity in this PA: federal government agencies, state government agencies, municipalities, unorganized smallholder entrepreneurs. Tourism management of this protected area is a complex issue, particularly, when decision-making process is centralised by government bodies. This study explores the relationships’ structure among government agencies and community tourist associations (CTA) based on the tourism management of El Chico National Park. This study presents a descriptive analysis of collaborative networks among ECNP’s stakeholders, using a qualitative research.

Vice President Conferences (2015), International Society for the Systems Sciences SIG Chair: Systems Applications in Business and Industry SIG Chair: Organizational Transformation and Social ChangeLouis Klein is an internationally recognized expert in the field of systemic... Read More →